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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09
SPECIAL NOTICE.!

The prison post office box has been changed
from g S ,, to ssB rs Will our correspondents
please bear this fact in mind. Those of the in
mates who have not already done so. will please
notify their friends of the change.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

The Dial. published at Boscobel, Wis,
comes regularly to our table. and is one of
our newsest exchanges. Mrs. Lou p. Les
Ter is the owner and editor, who has proven
conclusively that women can become sue
cessful in the field of journalism.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

desired, and contains much that is of inter-
at large. AS it is in its fourth year. it is
doubtless receiving the support it so richly
deserves.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

Jenny Lind (Madame Goldschmidt), the
celebrated Swedish singer. died last
Wednesday. aged &C.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

Gov. McGill has issued proclamation
designating Thursday, Nov "a, as a day of
thanksgiving and prayer.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

The Cook county authorities are making
every preparation for the execution of the
Chicago anarchists.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

No laws have yet been devised that can
make men temperate. virtuOuS and honest
against their will.-New Orleans Picayune.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

There is a woman in Ohio who has eaten
nothing but pie for sixteen years, and the
poetry she writes for the village newspaper
is aptly described as ''lurid in it's intensity
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

You can't Judge of mans character by
the clothes he wears. but they might give
you some idea of his credit.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

All theory is against the freedom of the
will all experience for it.-Dr. Samuel
johnson.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

In expectation of better, 1 can with
patience embrace this life.-Sir Thomas
Browne.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

Don't judge mans wit
By the clothes that he wears:
Don't judge mans grit
By the way that he swears.
Sunday Critique.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-11-09

A crowd is not company. and faces are
but gallery of pictures where there is no
lOve.-LOrd Bacon.
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and growing very white, "this is terrible;
but the letter of adyice2 forbade them to
cash any checks without receiving that"
THE letter of advice, written on your own
private paper, was received"
lone ?"
Mr.. Foster sat down.
THE only thing to be done" he said, lis
to catch the perpetrator Of these forgeries,
and / believe that 1 can put my finger upon
him."
"You do I" surprised; then pray do not
lose any time. Who is the man whom you
+ must. tell you, I oppose, and it will
matter little, as all the world must know
soon; but l shall shock you terribly"
"Wellp" impatiently.
The man" the detective continued,
who lives in the best society, one who is
universally respected, n who is an intimate
friend of yours"
IAN intimate friend Of minel" the Earl
NINE; that is hardy likely y.s-iH' ff''HD u
1.-THE world does not know him as q
forger," the detective said, slowly. 1.-THE
world knows him as Max selwyn, the great
author !"
Had an earthquake suddenly convulsed the
earth all around him the Earl could not have
looked more shocked and upset for q moment
he seemed bewildered, then anger succeeded
surprise and he turned furiously TO Mr.. Fos-
"How dare you say such q thing p" he said,
~fercely-"how dare your"
II say what I believe to be the truth, what
my Investigations have almost proved. / am
not to blame II the news iB unwelcome.
Listen to me q moment, you owe me at least
q hearing"
The Earl did not speak, and the detective
went on.
You are not the first person" he said,
who has given me the job of tracing this
forger. was employed once by Q Russian
moved ES%aei T " %ea lasn Of 'i Forged h not sii f Posn his his
bankers, and of course never seen again /;
and once before. by an Englishman of great
wealth, who had lost many thousand pounds
through this forger but though !
tried my best I was unsuccessful. All
/ learned in my investigations was that
the nan who presented the checks aud who
took away the jewels had wonderful large
deep blue eyes; In other respects the indiyi-
dual's appearance seemed to change; he
would disguise. Of course. Well. time went
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away and when he left the room I crept in
and verified my suspicious; every name in
the book was on my paper.
Then / started off to the station to try
and catch the midnight train, though / con-
ffess it never struck me that Selwyn would 60
by it. / found it gone. l inquired ut the
station If any one had gone by II, and was
told only q husband and wife in Q third class
carriage. My informant must have been
mistaken; when / reached town the next
morning the check had been cashed.
There 10 one more thread in the chain of
evidence the lock Of hair picked up in the
selwyn-I ascertained from the family Bible,
hen I was there the other day-lost his wife
on May IL; the hair, you will remember, was
cut of when the body lay in its coffin, which
would Eb be 2 day OF tive q after TER d Sa. s.,a .n
seems impossible that it can be true, and
yet -
He paused the door opened, the subject
of their conversation entered. He was look
ing a little pale and tired, but handsome as
ever.
GOOD morning." he said, ~ find you
busy as usual" he turned to the Earl Il
into the garden until you are at leisure"
The Earl could not say a word, but Max
noticed nothing he was preoccupied. He
had almost reached the door whom Fosters
voice arrested him.
wait a moment" Mr.. selwyn," he said,
I" fancy 1 have found something Of yours"
Max came back.
Something Of NINE" he said, why,
what have lost ?"
The detective put his hand in his pocket,
took out the little paper packet, and laid 1t
upon the table.
Max recognized II directly he took it up,
opened the packet and kissed the hair inside.
THANK you, greatly |" he said, taking the
detectives hand and shaking it heartily. II
am more Obliged to you thar / can say IL is
coffin seventeen long, weary years ago. You
will laugh at me, / dare say, but I have .
pocket made in the inside Of all my coats,
next my heart, and there ! wear a piece Of
my darling,s hair. I would not have lost this
for the world -
He kissed II ~softly'once more, unbuttoned
his coat. and put 1t safely away next his
heart.
You do not ask where / found It," Foster
said.
"SinOs you found 1t, 1t never occurred to
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on, and you employed me once more to dis
cover this man; upon that made
q list of all the men who had had
thsa5 1 3s%s; fSrf &c LARGE found s1tdDt n S1. h had
Selwyn only had los. but little, f2OO."
surely that should tell you" the Earl
said; quickly, that he cannot be what you
say he is! Ap!an would scarcely commit a
'rThere are such things as blinds" the de-
found that this Mr.. Selwyn was a friend Of
yours. 1 asked If he would not help you to
greatest objection to hunting any one down.
l then guessed, By putting two and two to;
met at some time and that, though he had
suffered through him in O small degree, he
was yet unwilling to bring him to justice. !
was anxiousto see this Mr.. Selwyn-It thought
/ might be able to learn something from him.
You gave me the opportunity wished for
you took me to spend an evening at his house.
Directly he came forward to greet US my
darkly, beautifully blue. Something seemed
TO whisper to me at that moment
that the forger himself, and not
the forger's friend or acquaintance, stood
saw as l expected-long, slender, plant white
fingers, taper pointed, with q slight nervous
movement. Ifelt almost sure then.
Next came the episode of the album.
YoH asked for it-you had written your name
other men had lone the same, great and
wealthy men always. Miss Honor. who I am
certain knows nothing Of her fathers mode
of making money, wanted their literary pro-
ductions-Mr. Selwyn wanted their sigma
lures TO copy. It was q clever-an artful way
of getting them; l never knew of a better.
"Mr. Selwyn had his suspicious of me, and
30 the book could not be found; but / was de.
termined to see it,. l was almost sure that
/ should find all the names of the victims
which / had on my paper in that book. When
no one was looking / unattached the window,
which had been shut for the night; and after
we had driven away from the Hollies some
little distance l slipped from my seat and
came back TO that window.
ITO make q story short, I saw Max Selwyn
write 9 letter and sign q check, / suspected
both in your name-I half thought Of going
in and accusing him there n then; but we
should have been man to man-he 10 stronger
than /, and I had M weapons. He had the
| album by his side. ! watched him put Il
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$500 to keep what you know Of this mms

you would compound q felony?"
~ would save the father of the girl my
son loves from penal servitude."
Very well, your Grace, you know best.s
unmolested. When he got beyond the gates,
he laid his head down upon the creaturei
neck, and the beautiful blue eyes grew dim.
Honor, Honor, my little darling" he
whispered, what have I made your life :"
When Max reached the Hollies, he went d
once to his study, turned the key, flung him
thought.
After a time he opened q drawer, took out
some papers and looked them through caro-.
fully, making some calculations.
Ten thousand pounds each, as nearly a.
can make out" he said, under his breath;
" f1O, 900 pounds each, honestly earned-his
little enough"
Next he burnt a number of papers, watoh-
ing till all were reduced to o heap OF black
ashes then from q drawer he took Honor's
album, looked it through, and Q little re-
| g~retfully burnt that, too-the thick covers
made q dense black smoke. Honor came TO
Papa" she said, "are you setting the
house on fire 2"
mo, dear. he answered; run along
I'M coming to you soon."
He took. up a pen, dipped IL into the inkk,
and drawing some writing paper ,toverds
himself began to write. The large hand OF
the clook travelled slowly round from the
top to the bottom, from the bottom TO the
top again. and still he wrote on.
At last his task was done. He folded the
paper in half, and addressed IL to the Earl Of
Dolan; then he rose, unlocked the door M
rang the bell. A servant answered II.
Twill you ask Miss Nolan and MisB Honor
10 come to me here p" he said.
The servant left, and the next moment
Honor anne bounding into the room, fol-
lowed more slowly by her cousin, Max threw
some papers over the envelope he had i'd
dressed to the Earl, as his daughter threw
! herself into his arms.
Nov, sir" she said, laughingly, "iust
tell me what you mean by looking mo out Of
your roomi"
He stopped and kissed her, reaching
get O chair for his cousin, who stood With
patient composure looking whittier end
stranger than usual, asif mentally sxhAnstad
! ISaSoSsas q . an 7Sa-sdsss Evu1ms woazs1
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There was the Earl's curious hand copied
exactly. The letter ran as follows;

eAhcIly. Inc leCter ran as FOLLOWER
SIR: I shall esteem 1t a favor II You can cash
check for E1O, 900, which will be presented curing
tomorrow "wednesday, as presenter leaves Eng
The amount is, know, unusually large to be
paid without q notice, and II 1t is Involvement for
you 70 cash It to-day, pray le' re 1t; upon the other
honor it. lam, gentlemen, yours Obediently,,
"well, the cashier said, could we have
done otherwise than we have done ?"
:" but to think of his getting the better of me
like that. Well, I shall never call myself
clever again"
After leaving the bank Mr.. Foster jumped
into a hanson, telling the man to drive to
the station as quickly as possible.
The train was Just starting when he reached
the station, but he managed to scramble in /;
and after a journey which seemed endless
30 anxious was he to reach the end OF it
the engine slackened speed and pulled up at
Dolan. He jumped out and sought the sta
Were you on the platform when the first
train cam in from town ?" he asked.
Yes, sir" the man answered.
did any one come by it I"
"Oh, yes, sir There's always q good
many by that train the country folks bring
their vegetables up from the village to sell"
did Mr.. Selwyn come by the train ?"
mo. sir there was only third-claRs pas
sengers."
It's curious" the uetectlVe muttereu,
walking away in the direction Of the Castle,
q very curious, but I cannot be mistaken,
it's as clear as daylight"
He went more slowly, turning things over
in his mind. When he reached the Castle
he went straight to the Earl's study the
"Ah. Foster I" he said, Pm pleased to
see YOU (; / was beginning to get o little
anxious, you disappeared 30 mysteriously
III WAS tracing my clue" he answered,
| smiling a little. "May / ask II you have
drawn any large checks within the last day
or two p"
mo" the Earl answered, looking the least
bit frightened.
Dear me, no; why do you ask p"
Zone for that amount signed with your
signature has been presented aud cashed."
TsGreat heayensih starting up In bis chair
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me to ask where" Max said. "but still I
Clements Bank"
change q color rewarded the detectives
I'm Clements Bank Z" Max said. quietly
now, however did it get therelet me
think"
He stood perfectly still, as though really
trying to think. The Earl could bear it no
longer; he rose and went to his side.
"Selwyn," he said, kindly friend, grave
charges are to be made against you. Say
that they are not true-say that you are not the
forger that Foster says you are-that II is not
you who have robbed, by q stroke of your
pen, 80 many, many men,"
For O moment Selwyn looked ut Foster,
then back at Eack at the Earl.
80 he is q detectiye-a human blood
hound, Is he ?" he said; - well, l half thought
so. l think, knowing how much l dislike
the breed, you should not have brought him
does ne He will have to prove 1t, and that
will be difficult"
mot so difficult, perhaps, as you think,
Mr.. Selwyn, " the detective said.
but, for Gods sakel" the Earl exclaimed,
" deny it. Think of the children. For their
sakes, do not for a moment let such an &C
cusation as this rest upon your head"
For q moment Max's lips quiyered, q spasm
OF pain crossed his lace, then IL grew calm
again.
81 cannot, Of course, contradict a gentle
man, - he said. ~ will not stop now I will
talk of the-the children some other time"
He turned towards the door, but Foster
barred his way.
~ must request you TO stop here" he said.
For q moment the blue eyes were fixed upon
the detective.
"You will find me at the Hollies, II you
want me, " he said, quietly; II shall not run
away. Allow me to pass"
Foster did not move.
"You will not ?" MAJ said; $50 muO,. the
worse for you"
He put out his hands, and before the de-
teotiye knew what was going to happen he
was literally hurled to the other end of the
room, and Mar was for the moment free; but
Foster, though bruised n shAken, WA
soon on his feet again.
MAY I call upon your servants TO help me
take that man 2" he asked the Earll
] "Go." the Earl answered, "1Van give you
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ten thousand poundsl How could you
pay 1T"
of advice written upon the Earl's private
paper, and with the Dolan postmark. 30 far
as we could tell, everything was perfectly
genuine"
How was the money paidp"
In bank of England notes"
You have the numbers"
Yes, but that is little good; the notes will
probably be cashed abroad"
Ger you describe the man who oashed
hair"
1T did not strike you that he was dis
mo, We never for q moment thought that
anything was wrong"
But surely the amount is unusually large
lot you to pay without due notice 2"
Yes, but the Earls letter, or rather the
letter which We supposed and had every
reason to believe came from the Earl, apollo
glzes Tor wanting 30 large a sum at a minutes
hoIcei but you shall see the letter."
ne leit the counter and came back in O
moment with the letter. which he handed 70
The detective looked q. It and wondered.
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aOA
"Yes, miss" said the clerk with . glance
at the fluffy bang and abundant locks OF the
damsel. Here is o mixture which I can
recommend"
at must be the very best. Titus's hair is
coming out and it worries me q great deal,"
she said with o little droop to- her mouth.
II don't know what the matter Is; he Il TOO
Well, l think your husband wall fnd re-
lief from this" said the clerk, throwing
much sympathy into his high salaried smile.
MY husband y" echoed the girl. 1t
isn't for my husband. It's for my dog
Titus wagged his tail as if to say What's
the matter with her dog"
There was q small patch on his body, too
far back for him TO see II well, where the
hair had departed, leaving his skin exposed
to all the vigor Of o New. York winter.
damsel paid him 81 for a small bottle. 1T
will renew the hair"
Some of the pet dogs of women are 30
overfed that their hair falls out. This 10 not
noticeable in the long-hsired Skye and York
shire terriers. Their hair covers a bald spot.
But the larger dogs with shorter hair show q
spot, and it does not add to their beauty.
4" have had several calls for hair ~restora-
tives for dogs" said q clerk in another drug
store. They get the mango, or are oyerfed,
and their hair drops Out: Il breaks the
on him. They'll do anything for q dog.
Sometime they come here and get choc-
olate soda. They take some, then give some
to the dog, and drink out Of the same glass
afterwards without a Vince. They, couldn't
do that if q newsboy had akena drink out Of
it. Oh, they are good to their dogs, you bet.
A hair restorer works on q dog as well as IL
does on q man. That Is, sometimes 1t ia
effective and some timesit isn't. The women
who run expensive dogs think nothing Of
money or trouble to keep them in good
order
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HOW TO COOK THAT RAREBIT.
A Captain Of Police, n Dyspepfic, and Bill
Nye Answer a WOman's Inquiry.


Nye Answer a WOman's Inquiry.
Editor Of The Evening World:
Mrs. r. g letter in The EVENING WORLD of this
date caught my eye, and nothing would satisfy my
wife but that l should write you at once. If there
is anything in the wide world more mis-cooked
than the Welsh rarebit I don't know what 1t ia.
II Mrs. II. wants to keep Mr.. R. at home, follow
,ng recipe will do 1t: "Golden Buck" which Is
an improvement on the rarebit. is made as follows:
Cheese SUFFICIENT for a slice of toasted bread; melt
with a little ale; beat one egg with a small glass Of
sherry wine; when the cheese is melted pour in the
egg and wine; let both come to q boil and pour
over the toasted bread; mustard or Worcester
shire as you like. A bottle Of Bass's ale to " wash "
1t down. Very truly, &C.,
JOHN P. PINKERMAN,
Captain Of Police.
bridgeport. Conn. Oct. "a.
BILL NYE BEGs OFF.
Editor Of TIE Evsning World.
Mts. r. asks how to make O Welsh rarebit that
will tempt her husband to remain at home instead
of going to q chop-house for his delicacies. When
/ agreed to answer these queries about cooking /
did not think that any one would ask me 30 soon
how to make q rarebit. Thought any one knew
how to make these plain dishes. had been
asked to explain how to make q mince pie or q
slumber robe I could have done 80, but questions
like the above should be referred to the man who
does the plain cooking on the paper, BILL NYE.
A DYsPRPTIc's ADVICE.
Editor Of The Evsning World:
Tell Mrs. R that, for mercy's sake, II she loves
her husband and has any regard for his friends,
not to cook any rarebits at all. They nearly killed
me A DYsPKPTIo.
Brooklyn, Oct. Is
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LouNceRs ON THE WINDSOR SOFAS.

Russell Sage, solemn and sagscious.
Col. Greene, somewhat p~essimistio on
I" points"
Alfred Sully, confident of q rise in Rich
mond Terminal.
Col. Mann, of boudoir-car fame, talking Of
railroad earnings.
Wash " Conner, somewhat bullish, but
studious of the tape.
Judge Fitch, who says he never ~speculates,
but is o of talking stocks.
John Slayback, cautious about %prognosti-
eating what the morrow may develop.
DR.. Norvin Green, absolutely ignorant Ito
take his own word for it) of telegraph deals.
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the rapidly increasing number of followers
Of this healthful pastime. p. d. Skillman is
ssis oap Sssidis wis ss,s A. lSs sosp q ID vice yiCs-G ar:
club will compeM at SEe New Hdfk Athletic
Clubs championship meeting On Nov. IS,
and the Spartan Harriers' open amateur
handicap steeplechase from Mount Vernon on
will 60 on q cross-country walk.
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Answers to Correspondents.

Answers 10 Correspondents.
N. 9Th Great Eastern Ia the largest vessel
anoat.
+. Il. H.-Gen. Grant died at Mount McGregor
July "a, 1885.
J. q. S-You will ind the statistics you desire
in the WORLD ALMANAC; price % cents.
A. En- a young man over twenty-five years
old ia living with his mother, paying board, can his
stepfather put HIM out 2" Is he strong enough?
J. C. W.-The laws of New York permit q man to
have as many wives as he chooses, provided he
marries them in the manner prescribed by law.
BY special statute passed in 1873, q man Is permit
ted TO have two OF more wives, or a woman two or
more husbands, under certain conditions, and to
live with both at the same time, Polygamy and
polyandry were made lawful in New York by the
Court Of Appeals in 1885.
M. E.-The Cincinatti Commercials claim upon
the word - Doodle ~ Is absurd. 1t il to be found
in either Of the dictionaries spelt "bodle." 1t has
been used In Its present sense over thirty years,
and 1t Ia to be found in the ''Thieves' Lexicon"
published in 1858. Doodle counterfeit
money. Boodle-carrier: one who carries the
counterfeit money and hands 1t out, one bill at o
time, to those who pass It."
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had been brought up o bit. They were
plump, hardy, shaggy little Shetland ponies.
The trade in Shetlands has assumed larger
proportions these past two years. About
nine hundred or q thousand are brought here
annually. The Arrow line takes them on at
Dundee, its last port in Scotland. Many Of
the ponies are sold by auction when they ar
rive, others are sent West, and numbers go
to Long Island. They fetch about $50
apiece, not as much as they formerly brought.
This is the last trip for the ponies until
next May. They were stalled in the alley
ways on the deck which are covered in.
When their stalls had to be cleaned the
ponies were turned loose on the deck. Their
legs were washed before they were put back.
They stood the voyage well. Ten Of them
got away. with q bale Of hay on the trip.
There is O duty on Shetland horses. The
stations and mares are admitted free II an
affidavit has been procured from the Ameri-
can Consul ct Leith that they are intended
for breeding purposes. No stallion 10 ever
brought who is not intended for breeding.
The duty is about IS q head. Ninety-sh is o
large CONSIGNMENT. About fifty is the aver
from May to December. Some Of the ponies
are blooded. There were four in this lot.
A fine pony sold for 5000
Sometimes Iceland and Welch ponies are
brought over, but they are bigger and not as
pretty as the Shetlands. The ponies are gen.
tie, but sometimes try to relieve the tedium
Of the voyage by chewing up their n%eighbors:
The dense ignorance of their island youth will
be dispelled for many by q circus education.
They are great pets with children. Some Of
them are hardly larger than q Newfoundland
dog.
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b the detective spoke
the cashier grew first
white, then red.
You don't mean
to say" Mr.. Foster
said, excitedly. that
t'ne check has been
presented ?"
But I do" the
cashier d.
" The letter of advice
came this morning ;
the check was pre-
sented and paid about
an hour ago."
Good heavens ! and
the amount ?"
Ten Thousand
pounds"